One New Jersey lawmaker isn’t happy about the attempts to keep Syrian refugees out of the state. U.S. Senator Cory Booker said he plans on fighting Gov. Chris Christie and others who say that Syrian refugees wouldn’t be welcome in New Jersey. Booker was speaking to a group of reporters in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.…
Another one bites the dust. The next Republican has dropped out of the field of candidates running for president. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the race on Tuesday. Most recently, Jindal sparred with Gov. Chris Christie at the “kid’s table” debate at the last GOP debate. Jindal’s campaign hasn’t been able to gain…
A new report says that a State Trooper who was drunk on the job and crashed into another vehicle offered to pay the woman he crashed into not to call 911. NJ.com reports that Sgt. First Class Michael Roadside offered $1,000 to keep the incident private. He was later found to have a blood alcohol…
North Wildwood Police took a report regarding a theft of a purse from an unlocked vehicle that was parked in the Wawa parking lot at Spruce & Maryland Avenues on Sunday. The alleged suspect, Joseph Kelly, reportedly left the area prior to police arrival and was not in custody at this time. On Monday, Detective…
Democrats ended up winning four Assembly seats this past election day. Three were guaranteed but one was in dispute in a close election in the 16th district. Now that Assemblywoman Donna Simon conceded, the Democrats expand their majority to 48-31. One of the other loses was felt locally, where Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi lost in the…
Add Gov. Chris Christie to the list of governors who said they wouldn’t accept Syrian refugees. Christie went as far to say he wouldn’t take “orphans under age 5.” A number of governors said on Monday they wouldn’t accept refugees following the Paris attacks on Friday. Christie made the comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio…
The New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJSLOM) will bring its 100th Annual Conference, the country’s largest municipal gathering, to the Atlantic City Convention Center for three days beginning Tuesday, November 17. More than 20,000 exhibitors and delegates are expected to be in attendance for this year’s conference. Delegates have the opportunity to learn and…
Authorities believe that two bodies that were found on Friday in Vineland were killed during a murder suicide. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office announced that both Rose Cancela and Jose Perez were both found dead. No details have been released regarding the manner of death. An investigation is on-going into the incident. The bodies were…
If you notice, the Cape May County Sheriff and Correction Officers look a little different this month. This is because these officers are participating in “No Shave November”. During the month of November the officers are permitted to grow facial hair as they raise money for Rylee Crowley who has a rare form of child…
Speakers were invited to Trenton on Monday to discuss whether marijuana should be legal in New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie has said he would not sign any bill to legalize marijuana, though Democrats could go the route of putting it on the ballot if they so decided. No votes on any bills were taken but…